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The Best of Origami by Samuel Randlett, 1963
 
'The Best of Origami: New Models by Contemporary Folders' by Samuel Randlett was published by E P Dutton in New York in 1963 and by Faber and Faber Ltd in London in 1964. The Faber and Faber edition was reprinted in 1973 with changes to the bibliography. It does contain some deigns by the author and one design said to be traditional Chinese, but, as one would expect from the title, the majority of the work consists of an explanation of designs by other contemporary paperfolders.

The book contains:

A Preface by Martin Gardner which contains the information:

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A Foreword by the author.

A technical introduction to folding symbols and procedures.

Scattered throughout the text are photographs, some of which show designs that are not explained in the work.

Short biographies of the various contributors.

A bibliography. (The bibliography in my version is clearly not original but from the 1973 reprint as it mentions books not published in 1964.)

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The Designs

(Not in the order in which they appear in the book.)

Traditional Designs

Lazy Susan - said to be traditional Chinese

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Designs by Samuel Randlett

Eagle

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Songbird

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Parrot

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The Owl and the Pussycat (Cut)

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Apartheid

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Two Purses

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Hog

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Designs attributed to other paperfolders

(in alphabetical order not the order in which they appear in the book)

Designs attributed to Adolpho Cerceda

Sofa

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Macaw

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Hen

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Flamingo

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Pheasant

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White Heron

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Crane

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Parakeet

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Rhinocerous

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Designs attributed to Neal Elias

Shoe

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Indian

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Boy on a Dolphin

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Opera Singer

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Lion

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Jose Greco

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Spider Monkey

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Rabbit

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Angel

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Designs attributed to Robert Harbin

Man in a Boat

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Designs attributed to Ligia Montoya

Stork

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Swan

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Housefly

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Leaf

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Ape

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Mouse

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Palm Tree

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Lily

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Designs attributed to Robert Neale

Thurber Dog

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Whale

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Joseph

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Mary

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Baby

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Bat

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Designs attributed to John M Nordquist

Ornament (2-part modular)

Of the ornament on the right the text says 'Next to the ORNAMENT is a variation ... which begin with two squares.' This would then seem to be the same design as my 2-part Nolid Octahedron, but, of course, of much earlier date.

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Super Susan (Cut)

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Icicles

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Easter Egg

(It is worth noting that this design had previously been published as 'De luchtballon' (the hot air balloon) in 1863 in 'De Kleine Papierwerkers 1' by Elise Van Calcar.)

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Designs attributed to George Rhoads

Piglet

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Bull

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Fardel Bearer

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Giraffe (Cut)

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Tyrannosaurus Rex

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Bug

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Elephant

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Cardinal

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Designs attributed to Frederic G Rohm

Squirrel

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Skunk

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Turkey

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Halloween Cat (Cut)

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Whistler's Mother

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Star Flowers

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Designs attributed to Philip Shen

Flower

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Designs attributed to Jack J Skillman

Japanese Lantern

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Butterfly

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Designs attributed to E D Sullivan

Kissing Penguins

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Togetherness

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Table

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Designs attributed to Florence Temko

Hatchet

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Matador's Hat

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Designs attributed to Harry Weiss

Tumbling Chan

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Fawn

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